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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Borkzorkorc (12 Lists)



The Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom ClancyThe Code Book by Simon SinghHer Majesty's Spymaster by Stephen BudianskySmiley's People by John Le CarréThe Puzzle Palace by James Bamford
Espionage
981 books — 1,012 voters
Gorillas in the Mist by Dian FosseyWild Swans by Jung ChangAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,418 books — 2,946 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerEnigma by Robert HarrisOnce an Eagle by Anton MyrerThe Guns of Navarone by Alistair MacLeanWhere Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean
World War II Fiction
1,277 books — 2,001 voters
On Guerrilla Warfare by Mao Zedong
Insurgency, Counterinsurgency and Guerrilla Warfare
64 books — 30 voters

The Best and the Brightest by David HalberstamThe Wise Men by Walter IsaacsonThe New American Militarism by Andrew J. BacevichThe Limits of Power by Andrew J. BacevichOverthrow by Stephen Kinzer
American Foreign Policy
460 books — 270 voters
The Wise Men by Walter IsaacsonAlan Turing by Andrew HodgesGenghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack WeatherfordKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam HochschildFranz Liszt by Alan Walker
Best Biographies
1,645 books — 2,927 voters

House Rabbit Handbook by Marinell Harriman
Rabbit Care & Information Books
13 books — 10 voters
The Deeper Meaning of Liff by Douglas AdamsThey Have a Word for It by Howard RheingoldThe Story of English by Robert McCrumThe Fight for English by David CrystalThe Power of Babel by John McWhorter
The Good the Bad and the Ugly of the English Language
94 books — 24 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas AdamsThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
607 books — 1,187 voters
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Time Trilogy by Madeleine L'EngleHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy Books
1,686 books — 2,019 voters

Baseball Between the Numbers by Baseball ProspectusWait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns GoodwinOne Day at Fenway by Steve KettmannThe Teammates by David HalberstamFaithful by Stewart O'Nan
Best Baseball Books
748 books — 654 voters
The Boys of Winter by Wayne CoffeyGoing for the Gold by Tim WendelFaithful by Stewart O'NanThis Love Is Not For Cowards by Robert Andrew PowellFever Pitch by Nick Hornby
Top reads for sports fans
954 books — 769 voters